2016–17 Scottish Junior Cup


The 2016–17 Scottish Junior Cup was the 131st season of the Scottish Junior Cup, the national knockout tournament for member clubs of the Scottish Junior Football Association. The winner of this competition entered the following season's Scottish Cup at the preliminary round stage.

Calendar

The provisional dates for each round of the 2016–17 tournament were as follows:
RoundDateMatchesClubsNew entries this round
First Round24 September 201631153 → 122153
Second Round22 October 201664128 → 646
Third Round19 November 20163264 → 32none
Fourth Round21 January 20171632 → 16none
Fifth Round18 February 2017816 → 8none
Quarter-finals18 March 201748 → 4none
Semi-finals15/16 & 22/23 April 201744 → 2none
Final4 June 201712 → 1none

Drawn matches are replayed the following weekend. Replays ending in a draw proceed direct to penalty shootout. Semi-finals are played home and away over two legs, subject to decision by the SJFA management committee.

First round

The six Junior clubs qualified for this season's Scottish Cup, were not included in the draw for the first round:
The first round draw took place at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 25 August 2016.

Replays

Second round

The second round draw took place at Bellsdale Park, Beith, on 1 October 2016.

1 Tie played at Clachnacuddin F.C.

2 Tie played at Larkhall Thistle F.C.

Replays

Third round

The third round draw took place at the offices of The Scottish Sun newspaper, Glasgow, on 1 November 2016.

3 Tie played at St Anthony's F.C.
4 Tie played at Hamilton Academical F.C.

Replays

Fourth round

The fourth round draw took place at the offices of Evening Times newspaper, Glasgow, on 30 November 2016.

5 Tie played at Benburb F.C.
6 Tie played at St Anthony's F.C.

Replays

Fifth round

The fifth round draw took place at Glasgow City Chambers, on 31 January 2017.
Home team Score Away team
Maryhill2 – 47Linlithgow Rose
Dunbar United0 – 3Glenafton Athletic
Penicuik Athletic3 – 4Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
Auchinleck Talbot4 – 0Luncarty
Kelty Hearts1 – 2Kilwinning Rangers
Gartcairn Juniors2 – 2Carluke Rovers
Renfrew2 – 4Sauchie Juniors
Petershill0 – 2Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic

7 Tie played at St Anthony's F.C.

Replay

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 28 February 2017.
Home team Score Away team
Auchinleck Talbot2 – 0Kilwinning Rangers
Glenafton Athletic1 – 0Sauchie Juniors
Linlithgow Rose7 – 0Gartcairn Juniors
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic2 – 0Kirkintilloch Rob Roy

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi finals took place on 28 March 2017.

First leg

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Second leg

Glenafton Athletic win 1–0 on aggregate.
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Auchinleck Talbot win 1–0 on aggregate.

Final

The Final of The ETHX Energy Junior Cup was played at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock on Sunday 4 June with a 4.15pm kick off. The game was televised live by BBC ALBA.
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